An idea from Upanishads

A boy watches his father give away worn-out cows as a sacred gift and asks who he will be given to. Asked a third time, the father snaps: to Death. The boy goes and waits 3 nights unfed at Death’s house. Death, who has failed a guest, offers 3 wishes.

From Upanishads by Anonymous

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